East Side Coastal Resiliency
New York, United States
Client
City of New York | NYC Department of Design & Construction
Typology
Urbanism
Status
In Construction
“Our coastal resiliency projects continue to create better recreational opportunities while protecting open space, this time with a new East River Park amphitheater plus tennis courts and better park access via the new Corlears Hook Bridge. The new East River Park areas also connect to Pier 42 to the south and the amenities built there in the last few years by NYC Parks and NYC EDC. Along with close to 3,000 new trees to be planted in the park and in surrounding communities, East Side Coastal Resiliency is creating better, greener, and safer neighborhoods for New Yorkers who need them.”Eduardo del Valle - Acting Commissioner, NYC Department of Design & Construction
“With the opening of the first phase of East River Park, we see the first physical manifestation of a decade-long vision: an archipelago of parks forming an elevated, undulating new landscape - a 'Park-ipelago' if you will. Each island of green is devoted to a use and character decided by the community. Rather than separating the city from the waterfront, we’ve designed a public realm that invites people in with new connections across the FDR, transforming flood protection into a tapestry of everyday experiences. The result is infrastructure that not only strengthens but also enhances the city’s coastline. It protects, connects, and inspires - proof that the future of our cities can be both safe from flood and full of life."Bjarke Ingels - Founder & Creative Director, BIG
Partner in Charge
Beat Schenk
Bjarke Ingels
Daniel Sundlin
Kai-Uwe Bergmann
Project Director
Jeremy Siegel
Project Manager
Andreas Buettner
Stephanie Hui
Project Architect
Kate Cella
Project Designer
Autumn Visconti
Nicole Passarella
Simon David
Technical Director
Ben Caldwell
Margaret Tyrpa
Project Team
Adam Poole
Agnieszka Majkowska
Alejandro Guadarrama
Andreea Vasile Hoxha
Ania Agnieszka Podlaszewska
Aslan Taheri
Athena Morella
Benjamin Dinapoli
Chao-Wei Chiang
Daniele Pronesti
Deb Campbell
Douglas Breuer
Douglass Alligood
Emily Bauer
Emmett Walker
Erik Kreider
Fiona Lu
Gabriel Hernandez Solano
Gaurav Sardana
Guillaume Evain
Isela Liu
Jakub Kulisa
James Donaldson
Jamie Maslyn Larson
Jessica Jiang
John Sng
Jonathan Hein
Jonathan Ong
Jordan Felber
Juan David Ramirez
Juan Diego Perez Diez
Kalina Pilat
Kam Chi Cheng
Karolina Bouros
Kayeon Lee
Kelly Neill
Kurt Nieminen
Lisbet Fritze Trentemøller
Mai Lee
Malcolm Rondell Galang
Manon Otto
Margaret Kim
Mateusz Wieckowski-Gawron
Max Moriyama
Maxime Le Droupeet
Mo Li
Morgan Mangelsen
Nandi Lu
Nasiq Khan
Nicholas Potts
Oliver Siekierka
Ruicong Tang
Ryan Harvey
Sang Ha Jung
Seo Young Shin
Tammy Teng
Taylor Burgess
Taylor Fulton
Taylor Hewett
Terrence Chew
Thomas McMurtrie
Tracy Sodder
Veronica Acosta
Vincenzo Polsinelli
Wells Barber
William Campion
Yaziel Juarbe
Yixin Li
Ziyu Guo
Awards
United States Military Academy Designer of the Year, 2024
Envision Gold Award for Sustainable Infrastructure, 2022
APA NY, William H. White Award, 2014
Collaborators
AKRF & KSE
MNLA
ONE Architecture
Arcadis
Jacobs
Hardesty Hanover
Siteworks
Wesler Cohen
Hazen & Sawyer
Pentagram
Hortus Environmental Design
FHI Studio
Starr Whitehouse
James Lima Planning + Development